[1] It served the villages of Fenton, Habblesthorpe, North Leverton and Sturton le Steeple.

The mill was built to grind corn for members of the company, and also for local farmers and the poor.

It has four Patent sails mounted on a cross, an Ogee cap and an eight bladed fantail.

[1] The windmill is entirely maintained by a group of volunteers, and is open to the public every Saturday from 11:00 am whilst 4:00 pm during spring and summer seasons, with an earlier closing time of 3:00 pm during autumn and winter.

In addition to the Windmill and Visitor Centre being open, there is a small festival atmosphere with craft stalls, food & drink stalls, local farming machinery displays and a car show during the day.